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Le rythme de l’escargot

Le rythme de l’escargot

Susan McDonough-Wachtman

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Repro India Limited
Año de edición:
2023
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9789357875431

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Orpheline et sans un sou à Hong Kong en 1884 - que doit faire unejeune demoiselle?Impulsive, aventurière et confiante, Susannah accepte une offrepour devenir la gouvernante d’un jeune étranger sur un navire.Elle ne s’attend pas à ce que le navire soit dans l’espace, ni à ceque l’enfant étranger soit un extraterrestre qui ressemble à unescargot géant. Susannah a été engagée pour former son élève àla diplomatie, mais elle se retrouve à leur faire comparaître devantla justice. Elle doit surmonter son propre sentiment de supérioritéet contester la loi des extraterrestres pour sauver elle-même et sonjeune et visqueux élève.Décrit par un critique comme, 'Le Roi et Moi mélangé avec Le Guidedu voyageur galactique', Snail’s Pace est une comédie de mœurs avec unmessage sur les dangers de l’ethnocentrisme - et les dangers de boire de troplors d’un dîner formel avec votre nouvel employeur.'

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